Where does “miltvuur” come from?

miltvuur (Dutch) comes from Dutch vuur, from Middle Dutch vuur, from Old Dutch fuïr, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

miltvuur (Dutch): The highly contagious disease anthrax which kills...

Definitions

  1. The highly contagious disease anthrax which kills...

Ancestry of “miltvuur”, step by step

miltvuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvuurfire; heater; a lighter
2Middle Dutchvuurfire; bonfire; passion
3Old Dutchfuïrfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Dutch milt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmiltspleen
2Middle Dutchmilte—
3Old Dutchmiltaspleen
4Old Norsemiltispleen
5Proto-Germanicmiltijąspleen
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “miltvuur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →